Luke 3:16 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
John answered, saying unto all: I indeed baptize you with water; but there shall come one mightier that I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to loose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
John responded by saying to everyone: “Indeed, I baptize you with water. But there will arrive one stronger than me, the laces of whose shoes I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit, and with fire.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
John answered them all, “I indeed baptise you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptise you in the Holy Spirit and fire.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
John answered, saying unto [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and [with ]fire:
MSB Majority Standard Bible
John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
LSV Literal Standard Version
John answered, saying to all, “I indeed immerse you in water, but He comes who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the strap of His sandals—He will immerse you in the Holy Spirit and fire;
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Darby Darby Translation
John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
John answered, saying to [them] all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
John answered by saying to them all, “As for me, I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy even to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
Ihon answered and sayde to them all: I baptyse you with water but a stronger then I cometh after me whose shue latchet I am not worthy to vnlouse: he will baptise you with the holy goost and with fyre:
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
John answered, saying to all, 'I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals — he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;
FBV Free Bible Version
John replied and explained to everybody: “Yes, I am baptizing you in water. But the one who is coming is more important than me, and I'm not worthy to undo his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Respondió Juan, y dixo á todos: Yo en verdad os bautizo en agua: mas vendrá otro mas fuerte que yo, de quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de sus zapatos: él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo, y fuego:
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Respondió Juan, diciendo á todos: Yo, á la verdad, os bautizo en agua; mas viene quien es más poderoso que yo, de quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de sus zapatos: él os bautizará en Espíritu Santo y fuego;
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Juan entonces les respondió a todos: ―Yo los bautizo a ustedes con agua. Pero pronto viene uno que es más poderoso que yo y él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego. Yo ni siquiera merezco desatarle las correas de sus sandalias.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Juan declaró a todos: Yo en verdad los bautizo con agua. Pero viene el más poderoso que yo, de Quien no soy digno de desatar la correa de sus sandalias. Él los bautizará con Espíritu Santo y fuego.
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Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Juan respondió y les explicó a todos: “Sí, yo los bautizo en agua. Pero el que viene es más importante que yo, y yo no soy digno siquiera de desabrochar su calzado. Él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego.
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BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Juan respondió a todos: Yo los bautizo con agua, pero viene uno más poderoso que yo. No soy digno de desatar la correa de sus sandalias. Él los bautizará con el Espíritu Santo y con fuego.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
ἀπεκρίνατο ὁ Ἰωάννης ἅπασι λέγων· ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
απεκρινατο ο ιωαννης απασιν λεγων· εγω μεν υδατι βαπτιζω υμας· ερχεται δε ο ισχυροτερος μου, ου ουκ ειμι ικανος λυσαι τον ιμαντα των υποδηματων αυτου· αυτος υμας βαπτισει εν πνευματι αγιω και πυρι.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
ἀπεκρίνατο ὁ Ἰωάννης, ἅπασι λέγων, Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
απεκρινατο ο ιωαννησ απασιν λεγων εγω μεν υδατι βαπτιζω υμασ ερχεται δε ο ισχυροτεροσ μου ου ουκ ειμι ικανοσ λυσαι τον ιμαντα των υποδηματων αυτου αυτοσ υμασ βαπτισει εν πνευματι αγιω και πυρι
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
ἀπεκρίνατο λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάνης Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν Πνεύματι Ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
ἀπεκρίνατο ⸂λέγων πᾶσιν ὁ Ἰωάννης · Ἐγὼ μὲν ὕδατι βαπτίζω ὑμᾶς· ἔρχεται δὲ ὁ ἰσχυρότερός μου, οὗ οὐκ εἰμὶ ἱκανὸς λῦσαι τὸν ἱμάντα τῶν ὑποδημάτων αὐτοῦ· αὐτὸς ὑμᾶς βαπτίσει ἐν πνεύματι ἁγίῳ καὶ πυρί·
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
respondit Joannes, dicens omnibus: Ego quidem aqua baptizo vos: veniet autem fortior me, cujus non sum dignus solvere corrigiam calceamentorum ejus: ipse vos baptizabit in Spiritu Sancto et igni:
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
ѿвѣщава́ше і҆ѡа́ннъ всѣ̑мъ, глаго́лѧ: а҆́зъ ᲂу҆́бѡ водо́ю креща́ю вы̀: грѧде́тъ же крѣ́плїй менє̀, є҆мꙋ́же нѣ́смь досто́инъ ѿрѣши́ти реме́нь сапогꙋ̑ є҆гѡ̀: то́й вы̀ крⷭ҇ти́тъ дх҃омъ ст҃ы́мъ и҆ ѻ҆гне́мъ:
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Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Иоанн всем отвечал: я крещу вас водою, но идет Сильнейший меня, у Которого я недостоин развязать ремень обуви; Он будет крестить вас Духом Святым и огнем.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
απεκρίθη ο Ιωάννης προς πάντας, λέγων· Εγώ μεν σας βαπτίζω εν ύδατι· έρχεται όμως ο ισχυρότερός μου, του οποίου δεν είμαι άξιος να λύσω το λωρίον των υποδημάτων αυτού· αυτός θέλει σας βαπτίσει εν Πνεύματι Αγίω και πυρί.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
Одговараше Јован свима говорећи: Ја вас крстим водом; али иде за мном јачи од мене, коме ја нисам достојан одрешити ремен на обући Његовој; Он ће вас крстити Духом Светим и огњем.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
Odgovaraše Jovan svima govoreći: Ja vas krstim vodom; ali ide za mnom jači od mene, kome ja nisam dostojan odrešiti remen na obući Njegovoj; On će vas krstiti Duhom Svetim i ognjem.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
أَجَابَ يُوحَنَّا ٱلْجَمِيعَ قَائِلًا: «أَنَا أُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِمَاءٍ، وَلَكِنْ يَأْتِي مَنْ هُوَ أَقْوَى مِنِّي، ٱلَّذِي لَسْتُ أَهْلًا أَنْ أَحُلَّ سُيُورَ حِذَائِهِ. هُوَ سَيُعَمِّدُكُمْ بِٱلرُّوحِ ٱلْقُدُسِ وَنَارٍ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC